Onion culture
By: by W.R. Beattie
Series: Farmers' bulletin / United States Department of Agriculture -- no. 354; Farmers' bulletin (United States. Department of Agriculture) -- no. 354
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Published: 1909
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 36
Subjects: Onions; Agricultural Crops
Notes: Cover title.

Supersedes Farmers' bulletin no. 39.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Areas adapted to onion culture : Climatic requirements, Length of season, Rainfall or irrigation ; Soils adapted to onion culture, Clay and alluvial loams, Sandy loams, Muck and peat moss soils; title: Cultural methods : Preparation of new land ; Crop rotation ; Preparation of the soil ; Fertilizers, Animal manures, Commercial fertilizers ; Propagation, Planting the seed, Planting distances and seed required to plant an acre, Thinning, Transplanting method of growing onions, Propagation by sets ; Methods of tillage, Hand cultivation, Horse cultivation, Hand weeding ; Irrigation ; Harvesting and curing, Condition of bulbs when ready to harvest, Methods of handling the bulbs ; Storage, Conditions required in storage, Methods of storing ; Marketing, Grading, shipping packages, Weight of onions ; Important commercial varieties of onions, Common market varieties, Other types of onions; title: The production of Bermuda onions, Soils and climate adapted to the Bermuda onion, Cultural methods, Harvesting and marketing, Yield of Bermuda onions and prices obtained; title: Green onions for bunching : Type of onions employed ; Cultural methods ; Marketing; title: Enemies of the onion ; Onion smut; Downy mildew ; Insects; title: summary : Cost of production, yield, and prices obtained, Present relation between supply and demand.